- Karen Cartwright: The show's looking good.
- Jimmy Collins: [glumly] Good, yeah. Not great.
- Karen Cartwright: We're in previews. We'll get there.
- Karen Cartwright: Ana, you got amazing reviews downtown. People stood in line to see you. And they don't replace people like that.
- [scoffs]
- Karen Cartwright: Maybe if a star was interested, but... Daisy's in the ensemble.
- [chuckles]
- Karen Cartwright: It would make no sense.
- Ana Vargas: [looking down] I was in the ensemble, too. I guess I will be again.
- Karen Cartwright: You're just being paranoid. But... I'll talk to Derek. I'll find out what's going on.
- Derek Wills: [entering] Ana, it's your night off. You should be resting. Karen, you should be backstage.
- Ana Vargas: [advancing] Why did you put Daisy on tonight?
- Derek Wills: Okay, we've got a show in ten minutes. I don't really have time for this.
- Ana Vargas: She's one of the dancers that came forward last fall.
- [nods]
- Karen Cartwright: You said that went away. Did it?
- Derek Wills: I'm not having this conversation with you. Either of you.
- [brushes past Ana]
- Karen Cartwright: Derek, stop!
- Derek Wills: No.
- Karen Cartwright: Well, okay, then I'm not going on stage till you tell me what happened.
- Derek Wills: Okay, fine. Maybe I'll put your understudy on as well.
- Karen Cartwright: [eyes narrowing] What is the matter with you?
- Derek Wills: Nothing, okay?
- Karen Cartwright: It's obvious...
- [signals Ana to leave, and as she departs:]
- Karen Cartwright: It's obviously not nothing. So what is it? You can tell me. Does she have something on you? From last fall?
- Derek Wills: Last month.
- Karen Cartwright: [little sigh] Derek...
- Derek Wills: She came to the Bombshell opening, she apologized to me. We had a drink.
- Karen Cartwright: Really? After everything that happened?
- Derek Wills: Yeah, well, I was upset that night, okay?
- [sighs]
- Derek Wills: We saw each other a few more times. She came to Hit List. She loved it. She wanted to be in it. And I wanted...
- [looks away]
- Derek Wills: You know.
- Karen Cartwright: Go on.
- Derek Wills: I told her if we went to Broadway, she could be an understudy if she really wanted it. And she showed me that she did.
- Karen Cartwright: You're unbelievable...!
- Derek Wills: Yes, I am. And you know what the good news is? She filmed it. All of it. Including my offer. And if that gets out, I'm done.
- Karen Cartwright: [nods] So you gave her Ana's role?
- Derek Wills: Would you rather I gave her yours?
- Karen Cartwright: [sighs] Why didn't you tell me?
- Derek Wills: Because I had a funny feeling you'd react the way you're reacting right now.
- Karen Cartwright: Yeah, Derek, I'm right to. It's disgusting.
- Derek Wills: [laughs] Okay.
- Karen Cartwright: I can't believe I almost let something happen between us.
- Derek Wills: Oh, my God! How is this now suddenly about you?
- Karen Cartwright: Because it's always about you!
- [scoffs]
- Derek Wills: [subdues] Okay.
- Karen Cartwright: So is that it? She... she just wins?
- [shrugs]
- Derek Wills: A couple of dancers' accusations go away quick, all right? Proof sticks. Just... pray she's terrible, and
- [sighs]
- Derek Wills: if Jerry hates her, I can tell Daisy it's not up to me.
- Karen Cartwright: But what happens if she's good?
- Derek Wills: I have no choice.
- Karen Cartwright: [nods, smiles] Yeah, Derek, you do. It's a pretty clear choice.
- [dejected, he goes off]
- Ivy Lynn: You play this naïve just-off-the-bus routine to get exactly what you want, but deep down, you're just as calculating as the next person.
- Karen Cartwright: You being the next person?
- Ivy Lynn: Do you really wanna play it like that?
- Karen Cartwright: I'm not playing anything.
- Ivy Lynn: [smirks] You know what? I'm actually glad Hit List made it to Broadway. Because the only thing better than getting a Tony will be beating you to get it.
- Karen Cartwright: [chuckles] Yeah, okay, I think we're done here.
- [gets up]
- Ivy Lynn: See you on the red carpet.
- Karen Cartwright: [nods] If you make it there.
- [goes off]